2023-24 Falmouth Forum

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For more than 30 years, the Falmouth Forum, presented by the Friends of the MBL, has brought free cultural enrichment to our community. The 2023-2024 season will feature captivating speakers that will deliver powerful talks with a wide range of subjects.

Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking is available in any MBL lot. No registration required for in-person attendance.

Doors open at 7:00 PM, lectures start at 7:30 PM.

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The Falmouth Forum is supported by the Falmouth Forum Endowment, the Bakalar Endowed Director's Discretionary Fund, and The Falmouth Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation. 

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Melody Brown Burkins
9/22/23 - לWhy We Should Care About the Arcticם

Melody Brown Burkins, Dartmouth College

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Geraldine Brooks
10/13/23 - How WHOI Helped write "Horse", An Inside Look at a Novelist's Research Journey

Geraldine Brooks, Author
Herman T. Epstein Endowed Memorial Lectureship
A book signing will follow the presentation. Books available for purchase on event night from

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Dorothy Savarese
11/10/23 - לBuilding Community Bridges: Creating an Economically and Ecologically Vibrant Cape Codם

Dorothy Savarese in conversation with CAIיs Mindy Todd

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Ruth Oppenheim
12/8/23 - לBeyond Survival: The Journey of a Holocaust Survivorם

Ruth Oppenheim, Holocaust survivor and author

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Scientists working at MBL Ecosytems Long-Term Ecological Research Station in Toolik Lake, Alaska
1/26/24 - לWhy We Should Care About the Arctic, Part II: An Arctic Science Panelם

Anne Giblin, MBL; Jim McClelland, MBL; Sue Natali, Woodwell Climate; Rebecca Rowe, University of New Hampshire; Collin Ward, WHOI

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Ted Reinstein
2/23/24 - לBefore Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseballיs Color Barrierם

Ted Reinstein, Journalist & Author
Michael Mizell Memorial Public History Lecture
A book signing will follow the presentation. Books available for purchase on event night from

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John W. Mauger
3/8/24 - "To Save and Protect"

Rear Admiral John W. Mauger, United States Coast Guard

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Thomas Forrest Kelly
4/12/24 - לBeethovenיs Ninth Symphony: 1824-2023ם

Thomas Forrest Kelly, Harvard University

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Karen Echeverri
5/17/24 - לRegeneration of Complex Tissues: Axolotls Lead the Way, Can We Follow?ם

Karen Echeverri, Marine Biological Laboratory
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The Falmouth Forum is supported by the Falmouth Forum Endowment, the Bakalar Endowed Director's Discretionary Fund, and The Falmouth Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation. 

Support the Falmouth Forum Endowment Drive
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